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The Defective Detective in the Pulps

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Availability:In StockContributor:Gary Hoppenstand (Editor)Publish date:1983-06-01Pages:128
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Wisconsin PressISBN-13:9780879722364ISBN-10:879722363UPC:9780879722364Book Category:Social Science, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Popular Culture, Mystery & Detective FictionSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.28 inchesWeight:0.4211Product ID:SC8WC6TGP4
The world of the defective detective was a strange one. Continuing the motif of the mythological hero, this unique detective type emerged in the 1930s in a very imperfect and threatened society. The stories reprinted in this volume reveal just how widely the genre ranged during the Depression.
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Wisconsin PressISBN-13:9780879722364ISBN-10:879722363UPC:9780879722364Book Category:Social Science, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Popular Culture, Mystery & Detective FictionSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.28 inchesWeight:0.4211Product ID:SC8WC6TGP4
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press

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Gary Hoppenstand (Editor)

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